I wonder who will win???
The Sami & Wylie Show: episode 4 from Jenn on Vimeo.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Petition for Cats in the Workplace
In the fourth installment of “The Sami & Wylie Show”, Sami plays the part of a blanket ghost who is out to get Wylie.
I wonder who will win???
I wonder who will win???
Friday, February 25, 2011
Who’s Ready for a Barn Crawl?
It takes a lot for me to be excited about getting up early on a Saturday, but I am so excited about tomorrow…and my first ever ‘barn crawl’!
What's a ‘barn crawl’ you might ask? Well it’s when you drive out to the country and shop for treasures in barns-turned-home design stores.
The Washington Post recently featured an article about this trend in our area and I couldn’t have been more excited to learn about new vintage inspired home design stores in my neck of the woods (pun intended)!
I can’t wait to share all my treasures with you…wish me luck!!!
What's a ‘barn crawl’ you might ask? Well it’s when you drive out to the country and shop for treasures in barns-turned-home design stores.
The Washington Post recently featured an article about this trend in our area and I couldn’t have been more excited to learn about new vintage inspired home design stores in my neck of the woods (pun intended)!
I can’t wait to share all my treasures with you…wish me luck!!!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Supporting Dreams is Always a Good Investment!
My blog friend Erika Lee Sears is inspiring to me because she embodies the true meaning of Live Love Life Now™. She is a self-taught artist who took the leap of faith to leave the corporate world and pursue her dreams of painting full time.
And if that wasn’t enough, she has also created a kickstarter project in order to fund a two-week artist residency in Hong Kong! I am in full support of Erika and anyone else that goes after their dreams wholeheartedly and have pledged my support.
Perhaps you too will be inspired to help! Check out all the details here.
And if that wasn’t enough, she has also created a kickstarter project in order to fund a two-week artist residency in Hong Kong! I am in full support of Erika and anyone else that goes after their dreams wholeheartedly and have pledged my support.
Perhaps you too will be inspired to help! Check out all the details here.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
It's About Time!
I started this blog fourteen months ago in order to have some accountability for changing my life.
It became an outlet for me to share parts of myself that hardly anyone knew – my dreams, my fears, my goals…everything.
For that reason, I kept the blog completely anonymous and only my boyfriend knew of its existence for the first six months. As I grew more comfortable and happy with where the blog was leading me, I started to let my family and friends in.
And now I want to share my story with everyone!
So, for a little more insight into me and why I started this blog in the first place, please check out my newly posted ‘All About Me’ profile – fourteen months in the making!
It became an outlet for me to share parts of myself that hardly anyone knew – my dreams, my fears, my goals…everything.
For that reason, I kept the blog completely anonymous and only my boyfriend knew of its existence for the first six months. As I grew more comfortable and happy with where the blog was leading me, I started to let my family and friends in.
And now I want to share my story with everyone!
So, for a little more insight into me and why I started this blog in the first place, please check out my newly posted ‘All About Me’ profile – fourteen months in the making!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Petition for Cats in the Workplace
Today is President’s Day in the U.S.
Which means a three-day holiday weekend for me!
I celebrated by sleeping in (of course) and taking it easy in order to recover from an intense 90-minute hot yoga class that I took last night. The class was no joke and I cannot recall another time when I was this sore! The 95-degree heat made it that much more fatiguing but I’m proud of myself for going nonetheless!
Now I’m hanging with the fuzzy kids and trying to motivate myself to be a bit productive in the last few hours of my long weekend. And with a little luck, I’ll have a surprise for you right here tomorrow!
Which means a three-day holiday weekend for me!
I celebrated by sleeping in (of course) and taking it easy in order to recover from an intense 90-minute hot yoga class that I took last night. The class was no joke and I cannot recall another time when I was this sore! The 95-degree heat made it that much more fatiguing but I’m proud of myself for going nonetheless!
Now I’m hanging with the fuzzy kids and trying to motivate myself to be a bit productive in the last few hours of my long weekend. And with a little luck, I’ll have a surprise for you right here tomorrow!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
I Wonder What Mine Will Look Like?
Remember when you’d be excited to go to the mailbox and see if you got a handwritten note from a friend away at camp or from family that lived out of town?
Well I do and I miss it!
So when my sister introduced me to PostCrossing – a “project that allows anyone to receive postcards from random places in the world” – I was hooked!
This past Monday I became a member on their website and within minutes had my first international address! With any luck, my new friend in Russia will receive my postcard in a week or two.
I can't wait to see where my first postcard comes from!
Well I do and I miss it!
So when my sister introduced me to PostCrossing – a “project that allows anyone to receive postcards from random places in the world” – I was hooked!
This past Monday I became a member on their website and within minutes had my first international address! With any luck, my new friend in Russia will receive my postcard in a week or two.
I can't wait to see where my first postcard comes from!
One of my favorite paintings by Jasper Johns
I picked up this postcard at MoMA just for the occasion!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
SPOTLIGHT ON: Barco’s Nightingales℠ Foundation
My father is one of those people who can make friends wherever he goes.
He’s also one of the most compassionate people I know and his generosity makes me aspire to be a more caring human being.
Two years ago, on behalf of his company Barco Uniforms®, my father and stepmother founded the Barco’s Nightingales℠ Foundation to “support the vitality and courageous heart of nursing, while also dedicating [them]selves to honoring the spirit of those women and men who choose nursing by focusing [their] philanthropic efforts on helping to mend the lives of children and their families.”
I’ve always been proud of my father for all that he does to better the lives of his family, friends and employees everyday, but there are no words to describe how proud I am of his foundation work.
He traveled to Peru last year with the Smile Train on one of their mission trips to better the lives of children through free cleft lip and palate surgery and is currently planning the foundation’s first charity walk this spring alongside RMHC’s Walk for Kids.
His most recent success though has been in partnering Barco Uniforms® with ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and CafePress to launch an online store that makes Grey’s Anatomy scrubs available to fans all over the world and one dollar from each purchase of $25 or more will go to benefit the Nightingales℠ Foundation. As a tribute to the partnership, the February 10th episode included a nod to the Foundation and ABC also produced a corresponding PSA with Eric Dane to generate additional support for the cause.
While I am blown away by all that he has been able to achieve in only two years, I’m never surprised by his successes because nothing can stop my father from accomplishing something that he puts his mind and heart into.
Thank you dad for the continuing lesson that anything can happen if you believe in it enough…and that one person can make a difference. I love you.
He’s also one of the most compassionate people I know and his generosity makes me aspire to be a more caring human being.
Two years ago, on behalf of his company Barco Uniforms®, my father and stepmother founded the Barco’s Nightingales℠ Foundation to “support the vitality and courageous heart of nursing, while also dedicating [them]selves to honoring the spirit of those women and men who choose nursing by focusing [their] philanthropic efforts on helping to mend the lives of children and their families.”
I’ve always been proud of my father for all that he does to better the lives of his family, friends and employees everyday, but there are no words to describe how proud I am of his foundation work.
He traveled to Peru last year with the Smile Train on one of their mission trips to better the lives of children through free cleft lip and palate surgery and is currently planning the foundation’s first charity walk this spring alongside RMHC’s Walk for Kids.
His most recent success though has been in partnering Barco Uniforms® with ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and CafePress to launch an online store that makes Grey’s Anatomy scrubs available to fans all over the world and one dollar from each purchase of $25 or more will go to benefit the Nightingales℠ Foundation. As a tribute to the partnership, the February 10th episode included a nod to the Foundation and ABC also produced a corresponding PSA with Eric Dane to generate additional support for the cause.
While I am blown away by all that he has been able to achieve in only two years, I’m never surprised by his successes because nothing can stop my father from accomplishing something that he puts his mind and heart into.
Thank you dad for the continuing lesson that anything can happen if you believe in it enough…and that one person can make a difference. I love you.
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